María Torres García (born 22 July 1997)[1] is a Spanish karateka.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4] She won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[5][6]

María Torres García
Personal information
Born (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27)
Málaga, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportKarate
Weight class+68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Kumite +68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest Kumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Team kumite
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Kumite +68 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gaziantep Team kumite
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite +68 kg

Career

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Torres won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[7] In June 2021, she competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

Torres won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[9][10] She also competed in the women's +68 kg event where she was eliminated in her third match.[10] Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[11] Two weeks later, she won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[5][6]

Torres competed in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain where she was eliminated in her first match. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[12] Torres won the silver medal in the women's +68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[13][14] She also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event.[14]

Torres lost her bronze medal match in the women's +68 kg event at the 2024 European Karate Championships held in Zadar, Croatia.[15]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Team kumite
2021 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Kumite +68 kg
2022 European Championships Gaziantep, Turkey 3rd Team kumite
World Games Birmingham, United States 2nd Kumite +68 kg
2023 European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 3rd Kumite +68 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Kumite +68 kg
1st Team kumite

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Con el kárate en la sangre". SUR (in Spanish). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022". World Karate Federation. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ Houston, Michael (29 May 2022). "Hosts Turkey top European Karate Championships table with team kata gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Karate Medalists by Event" (PDF). 2023 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  13. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (28 October 2023). "Hárspataki loses dramatic final as Ukrainian shuns Russian on podium at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  14. ^ a b "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 European Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.